 | Ambrose Bolivar Carlton - 1882 - 424 sider
...Wright v. State, 44 Tex. 645. 18. SELF-DEFENSE.—To sustain a plea of self.defense it must not only appear that the circumstances were sufficient to excite the fears of a reasonable man, and that the slayer really acted under the influenee of those fears, and not in a spirit of revenge, but it must... | |
 | 1910 - 1156 sider
...or offering personal violence to any person dwelling or being therein. "A bare fear of any of these offenses, to prevent which the homicide is alleged...were sufficient to excite the fears of a reasonable person, and that the party killing really acted under the influence of those fears, and not in a spirit... | |
 | 1885 - 968 sider
...danger of the infliction of great bodily harm existed. (Our statute says that a bare fear of such danger shall not be sufficient to justify the killing. It must appear that the circumstances wore sufficient to excite the fears of a •reasonable person, and that the party killing really acted... | |
 | 1920 - 1148 sider
...appear that the circumstances, viewed from the defendant's standpoint, aa they reasonably appear to him, were sufficient to excite the fears of a reasonable man, and that the defendant acted upon these reasonable appearances of danger." That instruction, it was held by the... | |
 | Illinois - 1887 - 2194 sider
...or offering personal violence to any person dwelling or being therein. A bare fear of any of these offenses, to prevent which the homicide Is alleged...were sufficient to excite the fears of a reasonable person, and that the party killing really acted under the Influence of those fears, aud not In a spirit... | |
 | 1905 - 1270 sider
...felonies. But these rights are not without limitations. 'A bare fear,' says the staune, 'oí' these offenses, to prevent -which the homicide is alleged...circumstances were sufficient to excite the fears of a reasonable1 person, and that the party killing really acted under their influence, and not in a spirit... | |
 | 1887 - 892 sider
...v. Batchelder, 231. I BAKE FEAR or OFFENSES WHICH WILL JUSTIFY HOMICIDE is not enough to justify a killing. It must appear that the circumstances were sufficient to excite the fears of a reasonable person, and that the party killing really acted under the influence of those fears, and not in a spirit... | |
 | 1905 - 1028 sider
...consider the apparent danger, the real danger, when the Jury should have been instructed that, where the circumstances were sufficient to excite the fears of a reasonable man that his life was in danger, or that a felony was about to be committed upon him, under the law an... | |
 | Frederick Sackett, Martin L. Newell - 1888 - 836 sider
...any of these offenses is not sufficient to justify the killing. It must appear that the circums'anees were sufficient to excite the fears of a reasonable man, and that the party killing acted under the influence of those tears. T/iempsonvs. State, 55 Ga., 47; Wall vs. State, 51 Ind.,453;... | |
 | Arkansas. Supreme Court - 1913 - 690 sider
...is excusable. " "15. A bare fear of these offenses, to prevent which the ARK.] HANKINS v. STATE. 35 homicide is alleged to have been committed, shall not be sufficient to justify the killing. " In testing the correctness and appropriateness of these instructions, it must be noted that the defendant's... | |
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A bare fear of any of these offenses, to prevent which the homicide is alleged to have been committed, shall not be sufficient to justify the killing. It must appear that the circumstances were sufficient to excite the fears of a reasonable person, and... 
